Obituaries from June 2010

Obituary: Marie Smith(06/30/10)Marie Smith, 74, of Lewisburg, died Friday, June 25, 2010, in Maury Regional Hospital. Ms. Smith was a native of Giles County, and daughter of the late Charles and Ola Mai Walls Crumley. She retired from Teledyne and was a member of the Church of God...

Obituary: Herschel R. Hobbs(06/30/10)Herschel R. Hobbs, 70, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, June 26, 2010, at his residence. A native of Bedford County, he was the son of the late Annie Riddle Hobbs and Oscar Hobbs. He enjoyed boating and was retired from Trott Group Trucking as a truck driver and was a member of East Commerce Baptist Church of Lewisburg...

Obituary: Lula Mae Crane(06/30/10)Lula Mae Crane, 80, of Cornersville, died Thursday, June 24, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Crane was a native of Athens, Ala., and daughter of the late Willie and Maudie Bell Lock. She was a homemaker and member of the Baptist Church. In addition to parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Lorene Wilson...

Obituary: Julia Tate McDaniel(06/30/10)Julia Tate McDaniel left this world on Friday, June 25, 2010, to be with her heavenly Father. Mrs. McDaniel has been an active member of Union Presbyterian Church in Belfast since a very young age, rarely missing a worship service or church activity. She has lived in Brentwood at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living for the last one and a half years...

Obituary: James Ethan Wilburn(06/25/10)James Ethan Wilburn, 71, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in Marshall Medical Center. Mr. Wilburn was a native of Giles County, and son of the late James Jasper Wilburn and Willie Mae Woodward Wilburn Ward. He was retired from Walker Die Casting and was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church...

Obituary: Robert Houston Osborne(06/25/10)Robert Houston Osborne, 83, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, in Williamson County Hospital. Mr. Osborne was a native of Williamson County, and son of the late Robert Ewing and Jenny Hartley Osborne. He was a retired commercial truck driver and member of the Jones Chapel Church of Christ...

Obituary: Fred Ralston Hobbs(06/25/10)Fred Ralston Hobbs, 63, of Eagleville, died Thursday, June 24, 2010. A native of Warren County, he was the son of the late Isaac Clarence Hobbs and Myrtle Ralston Hobbs who survives. He moved to Eagleville with his mother in 1949, after the death of his father. ...

Obituary: Joe Mac Callahan(06/25/10)Joe Mac Callahan, 73, of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at NHC-Oakwood, following an extended illness. Mr. Callahan was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late Lillie Mai Harwell and Marvin B. Callahan. He worked as a self-employed construction worker...

Obituary: Lamar Tillery(06/23/10)Lamar Tillery, 71, of Columbia, died Thursday, June 17, 2010, at his home in Columbia. Mr. Tillery was born in Vinemont, Ala. and was a son of the late Sharon William and Iola Virginia DeMonia Tillery. He served in the United States Air Force, was a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and was a member of the Baptist Church. ...

Obituary: James Ethan Wilburn(06/18/10)James Ethan Wilburn, 71, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in Marshall Medical Center. Mr. Wilburn was a native of Giles County, and son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ward Wilburn. He was retired from Walker Die Casting and was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church...

Obituary: Mary Magdalene Johnston(06/16/10)Mary Magdalene Johnston, 80, of Lewisburg, died Monday, June 14, 2010, in Marshall Medical Center. Mrs. Johnston was a native of Lincoln County, and daughter of the late Ollie and Beedie Sims Dollar. She was retired from Faber-Castell Corporation and was a member of the Church Street Church of Christ...

Obituary: Linda Mae Crane Stinnett(06/16/10)Linda Mae Crane Stinnett, 62, formerly of Lewisburg, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at NHC-Hillview in Columbia. A native of Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Hollon Crane and Lizzie Mae Bleasoe. She worked as a sitter for NHC-Oakwood and was a member of the First Baptist Church...

Obituary: Lois Pedley Turner(06/16/10)Lois Pedley Turner, 85, passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2010, at NHC-Merihil. Mrs. Turner was a native of Niagara Falls, N.Y. She was a housewife and the widow of the John Buford Turner who died in 1997. During WWII, she was a USO entertainer and worked on military aircraft at Bell Aircraft. In 2007 she was honored as a Rosie the Riveter in Washington, D.C...

Obituary: Edna Earl Jones Tate(06/16/10)Edna Earl Jones Tate, 68, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, June 10, 2010, in Maury Regional Hospital. Mrs. Tate was a native of Marshall County and daughter of the late Earl and Florence Little Jones. She was a licensed practical nurse working in the local hospitals and nursing homes for several years...

Obituary: Tracy Echols(06/16/10)Tracy Echols, 48, of Fayetteville, died Saturday, June 12, 2010, at Centennial Medical Center. Mrs. Echols was a native of Elk City, Okla., the daughter of Bill and Peggy Bowers Welch of Lewisburg. She was a graphic illustrator and a member of the Stateline Church of Christ...

Obituary: Buford Delwin Lee(06/16/10)Buford Delwin Lee, 66, of the Berlin Community, died Monday, June 14, 2010, following an accident. Mr. Lee was a native of Marshall County, and son of the late Buford White Lee and Ida Ferris Dockery Lee. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era. ...

Obituary: Reba Norton Glandon(06/16/10)Reba Norton Glandon, 80, of Nashville, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala. Reba grew up in Marshall County and moved to Nashville in 1950 where she began her employment with the State of Tennessee and where she was currently employed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Glandon; her parents, H.D. and Hattie Norton; sister, Roberta Rollins; and brother, Earl Grant Norton...

Obituary: Edna Ghee Blanton(06/11/10)Edna Ghee Blanton, 91, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, after a brief battle with leukemia. Born in Holts Corner, to the late Will and Mattie Ghee, she was the widow of Joe Edd Blanton and daughter-in-law of the late Carroll and Myrtle Blanton. ...

Obituary: Maxey Giles Jett(06/11/10)Maxey Giles Jett, 59, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in Maury Regional Hospital. Mr. Jett was a native of Marshall County, and son of the late Robert Thomas and Edith Elizabeth Isley Jett. He was an employee of the State of Tennessee as a highway maintenance foreman. He was a member of the Life Song Family Church...

Obituary: Robert L. Leverette(06/09/10)Robert L. "Bob" Leverette, 74, of Louisville, Ky., died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Bedford County, he was an Army veteran and retired from the Naval Ordnance. After retirement, he drove buses for Miller Transportation. Bob was also a member of The Community of Christ Church...

Obituary: Jeanette Jones Fuller(06/09/10)Jeanette Jones Fuller, 91, of Chapel Hill, died Thursday, June 3, 2010, in Franklin. Mrs. Fuller was born in Bedford County and was a daughter of the late Harvey Ransom and Maude Hoover Jones. She was a homemaker and a long-time member of the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church...

Obituary: Helen Ruth Bates(06/09/10)Helen Ruth Bates, 87, of Cornersville, died Thursday, June 3, 2010, in NHC Oakwood Healthcare. Mrs. Bates was a native of Chapel Hill, and daughter of the late John Thomas and Mattie Houston Potts Glasscock. She was a homemaker and member of the Cornersville First Baptist Church...

Obituary: Carlton Ellis(06/04/10)Carlton Ellis, 77, of Chapel Hill, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Ellis was born in Robertson County, and was a son of the late George F. and Bertha Farmer Ellis. Mr. Ellis served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and returned home to be employed by Durango Boot Company from which he retired after 30+ years of service. He was a member of the Chapel Hill Community Baptist Church...

Obituary: Dwight Edwin Dunaway(06/04/10)Dwight Edwin Dunaway, 63, of Unionville, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010. A native of Marshall County, he was a son of the late Price Dunaway and Margaret Hobbs Dunaway, who survives. Mr. Dunaway was a retired machine operator with Stanley Tools. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, Imogene Street...

Obituary: John J. Conlon(06/04/10)John J. Conlon, 87, of Lincoln County, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at his residence. A native of New York City, Mr. Conlon was the son of late Thomas Bernard Conlon and Delia Conlon. He was a member of the Catholic Church and served in the Army Air Corps in North Africa and Italy during World War II...

Obituary: Dixie Lynn Blackwell(06/04/10)Dixie "Dixie Do" Lynn Blackwell, 14-month-old daughter of Scotty and Cherry Cheek Blackwell, of Lewisburg, died Monday, May 31, 2010, due to drowning. Dixie "Dixie Do" was born on March 25, 2009, and in addition to her parents she is survived by one sister, Melleeine Blackwell of Lewisburg; maternal grandparents, Ronnie and Nina Smith of Etheridge; paternal grandparents, Lisa Morris (Guy Montgomery) of Lewisburg and Eddie Wayne Blackwell of Lewisburg; paternal great-grandmother, Doris Dalton (Marion) Hicks of Lewisburg; maternal great-grandmothers, Agnes Cheek of Lewisburg and Sandy Smith of Columbia; and several aunts and uncles.. ...

Obituary: Janice Willene Foster(06/04/10)Janice Willene Foster, 63, of Catalpa, died Wednesday, June 2, 2010, in Maury Regional Hospital. Mrs. Foster was a native of Marshall County, and daughter of the late Willis and Annie Ruth Haskins Chapman. She was a homemaker and member of the Catalpa Church of Christ...

Obituary: Robert L. Leverette(06/04/10)Robert L. "Bob" Leverette, 74, of Louisville, Ky., died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Bedford County, he was an Army veteran and retired from the Naval Ordnance. After retirement, he drove buses for Miller Transportation. Bob was also a member of The Community of Christ Church...

Obituary: Lonnie Wilson Nichols(06/02/10)Lonnie Wilson Nichols, 91, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at the Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro after an extended illness. Lonnie was born in Petersburg on Feb. 17, 1919. He was the son of the late Lonnie Madison Nichols and Lona Mae Gibson Nichols. ...

Obituary: Pearl McCord(06/02/10)Pearl McCord, 86, of Chapel Hill, died Saturday May 29, 2010, at her residence, following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Goldie Allison McCord. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy McCord. She was a retired employee of Henry Horton State Park...

Obituary: Annie Lee Sheppard Caldwell(06/02/10)Annie Lee Sheppard Caldwell, 82, of Unionville, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, in Lewisburg. Mrs. Caldwell was born in Marshall County and was a daughter of the late Hobert and Bessie Hopkins Perryman. She was a homemaker and had retired in 1993 from Cosmolab, Inc. of Lewisburg. Mrs. Caldwell was a member of the Pentecostal Church of Jesus. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Elder Harry Sheppard, who died in 1996, and by a stepson, Alvin Caldwell, who died in 2007...

Obituary: Vera Mae Booker Ladd Baker(06/02/10)Vera Mae Booker Ladd Baker, 89, former long-time resident of Culleoka, died Monday, May 31, 2010, at Alterra Sterling House. The daughter of the late Jay R. B. Booker and Eva Warf Booker, Mrs. Baker was born in Hickman County, and reared in the Water Valley Community. ...

Obituary: William David Cashion(06/02/10)William David Cashion, 67, of Belfast, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, in the Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Mr. Cashion was a native of Roan, Ga. and son of the late Charles Allen and Lillie Mae Porter Cashion. He served his country in the Army with the 1st Calvary Division during the Vietnam era. He retired from Kantus Corporation and was a horse trainer. He was a member of the Church of Christ...

Obituary: John Richard Allen(06/02/10)John Richard "Dusty" Allen, 69, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, in Lewisburg. He professed his love for the Lord and was baptized in the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Nathaniel and Mamie Ruth Allen; wife, Carolyn Jean Allen; two brothers, Nathaniel Allen Jr. and Charles William Allen; and one sister, Rosie Lee Warr...

Obituary: Harold Dean Heath(06/02/10)Lt. Col. Harold Dean Heath, of Harriman, Tenn., died Friday, May 28, 2010, at his son's home in Cornersville. Mr. Heath was a native of Morgan County, Tenn., and son of the late James Engram Sr. and Mollie Barnes Heath. He was a graduate of Harriman High School in Harriman and Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville. ...

Obituary: Reverend Leonard Wayne Morgan(06/02/10)Reverend Leonard Wayne Morgan, 59, of Lewisburg, died peacefully at his home with his family at his side, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Reverend Morgan was a Marshall County native and son of the late Leonard Morgan and Mildred Nadene Cromer Morgan of Chapel Hill, who survives. ...

Obituary: Charles Elmer Lowe(06/02/10)Charles Elmer Lowe, 84, of Lewisburg, died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Lowe was a Marshall County native; a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, veteran and friend. He cared not for appearances, glory, wealth, or possessions. ...

Obituary: Olia Margarette Poteete(06/02/10)Olia Margarette Poteete, 88, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, in NHC Lewisburg Healthcare. Mrs. Poteete was a native of Maury County, and daughter of the late Logan and Rosa Day Davidson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church...